Hello, and welcome back! So glad you could join us on this wonderful snowy day. Today we’ll be talking about political ecology along with cultural ecology and their effects along with some possible solutions that go right along with those issues. Also the chain of explanation in political ecology might be mentioned as well. This is a very good representation on how it all goes down and who we could target to help us with our goal. Speaking of goals, ours today is to spread the word and to become more informed about the little things going on right now. Okay enough talk, lets go dig some dirt on all these things and let us go and help save the little things in life!
Political Ecology, environmental destruction and construction. Why Destruction? Why environmental destruction? Why not just construction? So many questions but I sure do not have the answers to all of these questions. Political power plays a very powerful part in this issue. Most people, when thinking about political ecology, deforestation is not the first issue that comes to mind. There are so many other things going on in the world today that deforestation seems like a minor one to be talking about, but that is why you are reading this. To learn more about the little things, the things that do not have a voice. Remember, we speak for the trees.
So now what can we do to help prevent political ecology to take over the little things. Spread the word! Go to those who are in politics and talk to them. Give them an idea of what we are against here and try to convince them to help us out. The more people know about it the easier it will get, eventually. Make videos, flyers, put it in a newspaper, go and host lectures about the issue even. Anything that you would think could help right now. Even the littlest thing can turnout to be the greatest help.
Now on to cultural ecology. Cultural ecology is defined as, studies that dimensions of culture that interacts more closely with economy and the environment. When I read this I think of The Forest Man. For those of you that have not heard or seen this, it is a mini documentary about a man and how he has built a forest on this island off in Asia. This forest in now bigger then central park and he has taken care of it all on his own. This is his creation, his baby and he has watched it and helped it grow to become something beautiful and something he could be proud of. Now some might ask how does this story fit with cultural ecology, well this is what I think. These two tie together because, in my mind, is it kind like his culture and his personality is interacting with the environment. He was told to protect the forest and so he has, and has let it grow and expand as well. He is a perfect roe model for this situation. He can teach us so much if we set forth to go and save the earth.
The chain of explanation in political ecology, what is this you may ask? Well I am here to tell you. It’s a list of steps showing how political ecology travels and works in its own way. From the top down, the first one is Landscape/ecological systems. This is more like just the environment and the trees or the grass, plants flowers, etc. Everything to do with that which leads to producers/communities. Here is where we get to the people that go and destroy or protect everything from above. This is an important step because here is where you spread the word and from here is where if more people and communities know the better the outcome will be. The third level is local/regional institutions. This is also important because this is one where you still don’t have a big group but its beneficial for people to know what is going on and have them all informed. Next is the state, where politics comes into play and where we meet those who are in charge of the country and what it stands for. The last level is transnational firms/finance; these is where we go and help the others in the world and get to know what is going on globally and what we could do to help those who need it. All these levels tie in with history and have a little part of history and how it will affect it and relate to it in some way.
Well this is all for now. Until next time friends.
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